In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Fedora Commons Repository on FreeBSD Latest by following simple steps. Fedora Commons is a digital object repository management system. Before starting, make sure you are logged into FreeBSD as a superuser or have sufficient privileges to execute sudo commands.
To install Fedora Commons Repository, the first step is to ensure that Java is installed on your device. To check if Java is already installed, type the following command in your terminal:
java -version
If Java is not installed, execute the following command to install Java:
pkg install openjdk8
Download the Fedora Commons Repository tarball from https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FF/Fedora+Repository+Home to your FreeBSD device. Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where your file is located.
Use the following command to extract the tarball:
tar -xf <fedora-commons-version.tgz>
Create a separate user account to manage the Fedora Commons Repository system. Use the command below to create a new user:
pw adduser fedora
To change ownership of the Fedora directories to the newly created Fedora user, execute the following commands:
chown -R fedora:fedora <fedora-commons-directory>
chmod 755 <fedora-commons-directory>
Finally, start Fedora using the following command:
sudo -u fedora -H sh -c "<fedora-commons-directory>/bin/startup.sh"
You can now visit http://localhost:8080/fedora to access the Fedora Commons Repository on your FreeBSD Latest.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Fedora Commons Repository on your FreeBSD Latest.
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